Prosecutors’ novel FedEx prosecution collapses in less than a weekThe Daily Journal, June 20, 2016 Tim O’Connor writes that U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer “expressed deep doubts about the government’s case in questions he asked over the three days of the bench trial” and said the U.S. atorney’s office “had done the right thing by dropping the case.”

Shocking decision by federal prosecutors to drop their case against FedExThe Recorder, June 23, 2016 This case may change the landscape, writes The Recorder. Cris Arguedas tells them that up to now there have been “plenty of companies who, when faced with the government demanding money from them, they just go ahead and pay it because it’s easier for them.”

In Feds v. FedEx, Both Sides Can Pack a PunchThe Recorder, August 1, 2014 Julia Love reports on FedEx pleading not guilty to 15 charges, saying FedEx “armed itself with fearsome counsel.” Noting that “legendary defense lawyers” Cristina Arguedas of Arguedas, Cassman & Headley and Allen Ruby of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom “represented home run champion Barry Bonds in his trial on charges of perjury,” Love quotes UC Hastings Law professor Rory Little saying “I’d be both thirsting for this fight and fearful of this fight if I were a prosecutor on the case.”

Arguedas Tries to Shred Bonds’ ExThe Recorder, March 28, 2011 “After the government’s star witness in the Barry Bonds trial gave emotional, teary-eyed testimony, Cristina Arguedas began a blistering cross examination that produced what one veteran litigator deemed some of the best courtroom theater he’s seen in years.”

Ruby Takes Stage, But Arguedas May Steal SceneThe Recorder, March 25, 2011 “If Cris Arguedas is on your trial team, she has a major say on your strategy both inside and outside the courtroom,” says William Keane, the former federal prosecutor who defended track star Trevor Graham in a BALCO prosecution.

All-Star Teams in Bonds Case: The LawyersNew York Times, March 20, 2011 The Times reports that three lawyers will sit with Bonds at the defense table. “Those lawyers — Allen Ruby, Cris Arguedas and Dennis Riordan — are regarded as some of the nation’s best.”

BALCO saga finally reaches trial of case’s star: BondsCBSSports.com, March 19, 2011 “[Bonds] has some of the best lawyers in the nation, but Cristina Arguedas could be the most formidable,” says Peter Keane, former dean of the Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco.

Charges Dropped Against Stanford DoctorSan Francisco Chronicle, April 9, 2003 In a development straight out of a “Perry Mason” episode, the ACH team gets the star prosecution witness to admit on the stand that he forged a key document. The result: Prosecutors drop elder abuse and embezzlement charges against a Stanford doctor accused of killing her senile grandmother.

Enron Trader Pleads Guilty to ConspiracyNew York Times, October 18, 2002 In a deal negotiated by the ACH team, senior energy trader Timothy Belden becomes the first executive to admit conspiring to manipulate power prices to take advantage of California’s energy crisis. As part of his plea, he agrees to cooperate with prosecutors.

Charges Dropped in Alleged Taped RapeOakland Tribune, September 13, 2002 Prosecutors decide to drop 25 rape and sex charges against Oakland Raiders player Darrell Russell and two friends after ACH lawyers demonstrate that the alleged “victim” was an extremely unreliable witness and cast major doubts on other evidence.

Tosco Manager Won’t Face Criminal ChargesSan Francisco Chronicle, February 5, 2000 Arguedas et al. convince prosecutors that there is insufficient evidence to bring charges against a midlevel manager in a chemical explosion that killed four workers.

American Tragedy: The Uncensored Story of the Simpson DefenseLawrence Schiller and James Willwerth (Random House, 1998) O.J. Simpson’s Dream Team hires Cris Arguedas to conduct a mock cross-examination of their client to test his ability to stand up under a prosecutor’s questions. The verdict after two days of her relentless questioning: Simpson should not testify in his own defense.

Culture ClashCalifornia Lawyer, August 1992 To defend sports agent Mike Blatt in the infamous “Crossbow Murder” case, Cris Arguedas and Penny Cooper had to make the prosecutor seem like the kind of guy who would send an innocent man to jail. In the end, they didn’t come out looking pretty, either—but they achieved their goal: victory for their client.

Court Overturns Convictions of Three in Wedtech CaseNew York Times, June 1, 1991 ACH lawyers persuade a federal appeals court in New York to throw out the racketeering conviction of their client, Franklyn Chinn, arguing that the prosecution’s star witness was a perjurer. The federal government eventually decides not to retry the case.

Chinn’s Lawyers Take on a Male BastionWall Street Journal, May 30, 1989 Reagan-era figure Franklyn Chinn could have had his pick of New York attorneys to defend him in the high-profile Wedtech case. He chose Penny Cooper and Cris Arguedas—and eventually, they won his complete exoneration.